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Salary Table 2026-DM (LEO)

Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 18.01%

For the Locality Pay Area of Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 12.77 13.20 13.62 14.05 14.47 14.72 15.14 15.56 15.58 15.97
O 19.16 19.80 20.43 21.08 21.71 22.08 22.71 23.34 23.37 23.96
2 B 14.36 14.70 15.18 15.58 15.75 16.22 16.68 17.14 17.60 18.07
O 21.54 22.05 22.77 23.37 23.63 24.33 25.02 25.71 26.40 27.11
3 B 18.80 19.32 19.85 20.37 20.89 21.41 21.94 22.46 22.98 23.50
O 28.20 28.98 29.78 30.56 31.34 32.12 32.91 33.69 34.47 35.25
4 B 21.11 21.69 22.28 22.86 23.45 24.04 24.62 25.21 25.80 26.38
O 31.67 32.54 33.42 34.29 35.18 36.06 36.93 37.82 38.70 39.57
5 B 24.27 24.92 25.58 26.24 26.89 27.55 28.20 28.86 29.52 30.17
O 36.41 37.38 38.37 39.36 40.34 41.33 42.30 43.29 44.28 45.26
6 B 25.59 26.32 27.05 27.78 28.51 29.25 29.98 30.71 31.44 32.17
O 38.39 39.48 40.58 41.67 42.77 43.88 44.97 46.07 47.16 48.26
7 B 27.62 28.44 29.25 30.06 30.87 31.69 32.50 33.31 34.13 34.94
O 41.43 42.66 43.88 45.09 46.31 47.54 48.75 49.97 50.90 50.90
8 B 28.79 29.69 30.59 31.49 32.39 33.29 34.19 35.09 35.99 36.89
O 43.19 44.54 45.89 47.24 48.59 49.94 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90
9 B 30.81 31.80 32.80 33.79 34.78 35.78 36.77 37.77 38.76 39.76
O 46.22 47.70 49.20 50.69 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90
10 B 33.93 35.02 36.11 37.21 38.30 39.40 40.49 41.59 42.68 43.77
O 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90
11 B 36.07 37.28 38.48 39.68 40.88 42.09 43.29 44.49 45.69 46.90
O 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90
12 B 43.24 44.68 46.12 47.56 49.00 50.44 51.88 53.33 54.77 56.21
O 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 50.90 51.88 53.33 54.77 56.21
13 B 51.41 53.13 54.84 56.56 58.27 59.98 61.70 63.41 65.13 66.84
O 51.41 53.13 54.84 56.56 58.27 59.98 61.70 63.41 65.13 66.84
14 B 60.76 62.78 64.81 66.83 68.86 70.88 72.91 74.93 76.96 78.98
O 60.76 62.78 64.81 66.83 68.86 70.88 72.91 74.93 76.96 78.98
15 B 71.46 73.85 76.23 78.61 80.99 83.38 85.76 88.14 90.52 92.90
O 71.46 73.85 76.23 78.61 80.99 83.38 85.76 88.14 90.52 92.90

Note: Locality rates for “law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are computed using special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. Also, the LEO special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt LEOs regardless of GS grade level.

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